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Insurance spikes, tanker collisions, and Red Sea detours reveal how regional conflict translates into real costs for a world still reeling from inflation The sudden outbreak of the Israel–Iran war has thrown…

Brussels had planned to lower the cap on Russian crude from $60 to $45 per barrel in the latest package of sanctions The EU has stepped back from its proposal to reduce…

Tehran has a legal right to defend itself from West Jerusalem’s “banditry and state terrorism,” the Turkish president has said Iran has a legitimate right to respond to Israel’s attacks, Turkish President…

For the past several months it has become increasingly obvious that conservative America is witnessing a battle between two external elements, Qatar and Israel.  MAGA has been stuck in the middle. The…

I post the direct statements from President Trump on the calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin because if you read the background, both before and after the Israel strike operation, you can…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

​​​​​​​Strait of Hormuz Disruption Fears Surge After Former Iranian Minister Threatens Transit Restrictions JPMorgan’s forecast of triple-digit Brent crude prices could soon be a reality as conflict risk in and around the Strait…

Why Some LA Biz Owners Want To Leave Because Of The Riots, But Can’t As unrest once again disrupts parts of Los Angeles, many small business owners are asking a painful question:…

The translated edition of Prabowo Subianto’s book has been released ahead of the upcoming Russia-Indonesia summit in St. Petersburg The memoirs of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have been published for the first…

Global power centers are changing as new growth hubs emerge, Maksim Oreshkin says as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum gets underway The G7 nations are no longer the engines of global…

The European Commission has proposed phasing out all remaining oil and gas imports from Russia within two years Officials in Brussels are completely undermining the EU’s competitiveness, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the…

Algeria’s foreign minister has branded the Israel’s strikes an “aggression,” urging the need for the UN Security Council to intervene Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf held a phone conversation with his Iranian…

UBS Pinpoints When ‘Bicentennial Man’ Becomes Reality For Your Living Room UBS analysts published a note earlier today that lays out a fascinating timeline straight out of sci-fi: the rise of humanoid…

New Delhi has reaffirmed its position of not involving other countries in any bilateral issues with Islamabad India will never accept mediation to resolve its dispute with Islamabad over Jammu and Kashmir,…

IEA Doubles Down On Peak Oil Demand Forecast Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, The International Energy Agency forecasts global oil demand to peak and plateau by the end of this decade,…

Lawmakers are unlikely to take up Senator Lindsey Graham’s legislation targeting Russian trade partners this month, the news outlet has said A bipartisan US Senate bill seeking to impose steep tariffs on…

Abu Dhabi Makes Major Push Into LNG With $19 Billion Santos Takeover Abu Dhabi is making its biggest energy play yet, as it seeks to become a major global force in liquefied…

A court in Mali has transferred the management of Barrick’s biggest gold sites to a state-appointed provisional administrator Mali has temporarily stripped Canadian firm Barrick of control over the West African country’s…

Why Have Any COVID-19 Vaccines, 2025? Authored by Randall Bock via The Brownstone Institute, Five years on, SARS–CoV–2 is a ghost. It’s not the beast it was (or was purported to be);…

Removing the government in Tehran would lead to chaos, the French president has warned French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out against attempting regime change in Iran, contradicting his US counterpart, Donald…

The Ukrainian leader has appealed for continued aid after Trump refused to meet with him at a G7 event Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has called on Western donors to commit $40 billion annually…

A breakthrough has been achieved during a meeting between the prime ministers on the sidelines of the G7 summit India and Canada have agreed to reset ties after years of tensions, which…

The three-day international event focuses on key economic issues in Russia and the broader multipolar world Russia is hosting the 28th annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), which began on…

Purging Of Top Chinese Generals Shows Central Military Commission In “Disarray” General He Weidong, once the second-highest-ranking officer in China’s military and a close ally of President Xi Jinping, has been purged—three…

Slovak PM Fico Questions NATO Membership, Sparks Backlash Over Call For Neutrality Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has sparked a political debate after publicly suggesting…

Impervious To Suffering Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, Can I be so bold as to say I may have figured something out? It is probably something all of you already know,…

Federal Judge Upholds Trump Admin’s $400 Million Freeze On Columbia University Funding Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has upheld the Trump administration’s suspension of more than…

Gold vs The Dollar: The Death Of Fiat In One Chart Earlier today we reported that the latest BofA Fund Manager Survey confirmed what most already knew: that the shoeshine boy, the…

Don’t Even Think About Living In This State Unless You Make At Least $300,000 If you want to live comfortably in Massachusetts, the most expensive state in the United States, a family…

Iron Ore Prices Tumble To 9-Month Low, Citi & Goldman Ratchet Down Price Target  Iron ore, widely seen as a real-time barometer of China’s economic pulse, is flashing fresh warning signs. Prices slid for…

The German chancellor has endorsed the ongoing Israeli strikes against Iran German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly lauded Israel’s military strikes against Iran, stating that the Israeli government and army have courageously undertaken the…

Kraft Heinz Will No Longer Launch Products In US With Artificial Colors Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Kraft Heinz said on Tuesday that it will not launch any new…

Fort Cavazos Officially Redesignated As Fort Hood  Fort Hood is back, soon after the Trump administration vowed to restore military bases which had name changes under the Biden administration due to Confederate…

NYC Comptroller Attempts To Block ICE Apprehension, Promptly Arrested Authored by ‘Sundance’ via The Last Refuge blog, Hopefully these are the political stunts that will force the reluctant hand of Attorney General…

Brent crude prices have risen by almost 5% amid fears that the hostilities could disrupt a key shipping route Global oil prices jumped by almost 5% amid the continued military escalation between…

First reported on CNN, several outlets are now confirming that Dept of Homeland Security Director, Kristi Noem, was rushed to the hospital in Washington DC for an apparent allergic reaction.  She is…

Indicted Atlantic City Mayor Wins Democratic Primary By Over 1,000 Votes It’s only fitting that corruption pays off in a town that was bankrolled by the mob… Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small…

Chinese Automakers Target Using 100% Domestic Made Chips In New Vehicles Not only is China starting to dominate the auto market throughout the world, now they’re seeking to do it using exclusively…

Democrats Chase Trump’s Laser Pointer On Immigration Authored by J.T. Young via RealClearPolitics, In his first term, Trump chased Democrats’ laser pointer; now, they’re chasing his. No issue illustrates this like immigration;…

Hold The Lettuce, Bring The Raids: Trump Reinstates Immigration Enforcement On Farms, Hotels, & Meat Plants Via beefnews.org, They paused the raids. Then un-paused them. For a moment, it looked like meatpackers…

An Open Letter To The President: Addressing Our Debt Authored by Thomas W. Smith via RealClearPolitics, Donald J. Trump The Mar-a-Lago Club 1100 South Ocean Boulevard Palm Beach, Florida Dear President Trump:…

Who Really Decides What “America First” Means? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Trump recently told The Atlantic that “considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term wasn’t…

Is The Silver Bull Finally Here? With silver classically lagging behind gold during the yellow metal’s stunning recent rise, Peter Schiff believes the long-anticipated bull market for silver is finally here in…

Aleksandr Khinshtein has condemned the attackers as “cruel and merciless” Two elderly people have been killed in Ukrainian shelling of the village of Zvannoe in Kursk Region, western Russia, Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein…

Earlier in the day, the president boasted that US jets had unchallenged primacy in Iranian airspace President Donald Trump is seriously considering getting the US directly involved in Israel’s conflict with Iran…

Trump Says He Will Likely Extend TikTok Divestment Deadline Again Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will likely extend the deadline once…

The fantasy of liberal reform has given us the ruins of war Israel’s attack on Iran, which began last Friday, is the culmination of nearly 25 years of relentless transformation across West…

With the unusual conflicting information coming from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, about the lower confidence level in Iran’s weaponized nuclear weapons program; and contrast against the…

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Hopefully these are the political stunts that will force the reluctant hand of Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene.  Criminal arrests and federal prosecutions of politicians pulling these stunts are needed. New…

Brussels has pledged to stop importing fuel from Russia by 2028, despite growing backlash from some member states The European Commission has proposed phasing out all remaining Russian gas imports to the…

I cannot give all the particulars to backstop my perspective, however, Vice President JD Vance has traditional training and perspective on leadership within massive organizations, enhanced by his military service. Essentially, ‘never…

“It’s Disgusting”: Erik Prince Torches RINOs For Screwing America Out Of DOGE Cuts, Warns Of Primaries Blackwater founder Erik Prince unleashed on Congressional Republicans, blasting their failure to codify spending cuts identified…

The Jewish state’s attacks on Iran are illegal and threaten global stability, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Israel’s ongoing strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities pose unacceptable threats to international security and…

Secret Service Followed Protocol In Padilla Incident Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, California Sen. Alex Padilla is getting plenty of mileage out of his scuffle with the Secret Service and federal…

IRGC Claims Direct Missile Hit On Israel’s Mossad Headquarters After a night of more Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Israel, in response to Tel Aviv leading a war of regime change targeting…

War Powers Resolutions Introduced In Congress To Prevent US War With Iran Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Monday introduced a War Powers Resolution that would require a…

Moscow’s embassy in Stockholm says its diplomatic buildings in Sweden have been targeted by repeated acts of vandalism An unidentified drone targeted the Russian trade mission in Sweden in an act of…

“Worst Case Outcome”: Mali Places Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto Mine Into State Control A Malian court has ordered Barrick Gold Corp.’s Loulo-Gounkoto mine into six months of provisional administration, transferring control of one…

Why the Israel-Iran war may not go according to Netanyahu’s plan There are no quiet days in the Middle East. Armed conflict is a constant presence, but this time the stakes are…

California Launches Probe Into State Farm’s Handling Of LA Wildfire Insurance Claims Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has launched an investigation into State…

Iran’s supreme leader would be “an easy target,” according to the US president US President Donald Trump has suggested that Washington has the ability to kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while…

Trump Swipes At Tulsi On Iran Nuke Contradictory Intel: ‘I Don’t Care What She Said’ President Trump while on his way back from the G7 summit in Canada, which he cut short…

JetBlue Cuts Flights, Parks Some Jets As Weak Travel Demand Deepens Profit Woes  JetBlue Airways CEO Joanna Geraghty told employees in an internal memo obtained by CNBC that the airline is implementing…

FBI Gives Congress Intel On Alleged Chinese Plot To Create Fake Mail-In Ballots In 2020 Authored by John Solomon via Just the News, FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday evening turned over…

The Netherlands has promised to $1.7 million to “strengthen Moldova’s democracy” The Dutch government has announced funding for Moldova aimed at “strengthening… democracy” and combating what it described as “Russian hybrid threats”…

The US president says he is in no rush to tighten restrictions despite pressure from allies US President Donald Trump has said he is not ready to introduce tougher sanctions against Russia…

‘Fundamentally Flawed’ New York Judge Blocks ICE Access To Rikers Island Over Alleged Adams Conflict Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, New York Judge Mary Rosado issued an opinion in Council of City…

Iran’s skies are under the “total control” of the US and its allies, the American president has claimed US President Donald Trump has demanded an “unconditional surrender” from Iran, which has been locked…

The task force halted operations in May after Trump refused to take a more confrontational stance towards Moscow, according to the outlet US President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly halted the work…

At least 90 people have died in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province following torrential rains, according to authorities The Eastern Cape provincial government has confirmed the identification of 80 individuals who lost their lives…

Some 6,000 troops will assist in demining and rebuilding Kursk Region after the Ukrainian incursion, Sergey Shoigu says North Korea will deploy thousands of military personnel to Russia’s Kursk Region to aid…

Largest Russian Strikes In Months Hit Ukrainian Capital, Killing 15 & Wounding Over 100 Russia overnight unleashed one of its largest and sustained attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in recent…

The summits of the group looked like a crowd of “zombies” even a decade ago, the former Russian president has said The G7 has long lost its relevance and cannot provide a…

2 Chinese Nationals To Stay In Jail Facing Charge Of Smuggling Biological Material Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling restricted biological materials…

US Industrial Production Drops In May As Capacity Utilization Sinks US Industrial Production fell 0.2% MoM in May – the second decline in the last three months. That print was weaker than…

US Retail Sales Tumbled In May As Gas Prices Fell, Car-Buying Stalled BofA’s omniscient analysts warning ahead of this morning’s retail sales data from the US is simple: Brace! And after the…

Futures Slide, Oil Rises As Mideast Tensions Build US stock futures and global markets are broadly lower on escalation/contagion worries in the Middle East after Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran and cut short his G-7…

BOJ Keeps Rates On Hold, Announces Tapering Of Taper The first central bank to announce its decision this week (ahead of the Fed and BOE), overnight the BoJ kept rates on hold…

Trump Says Trade Deal With Canada ‘Achievable’ Within Days Or Weeks Authored by Carolina Avendano & Noé Chartier via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), BANFF, Alta.–As G7 leaders gather in Alberta for…

TV Networks Face Advertising Apocalypse After Trump Admin Mulls Pharma Restrictions Last week independent Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Angus King (ME) introduced legislation that would ban pharmaceutical companies from promoting prescription drugs…

US Homebuilder Confidence Tumbles Near 13-Year-Lows Confidence among US homebuilders fell to the lowest level since December 2022 in June, with potential buyers deterred by high mortgage rates and anxiety about tariffs…

Senate Version Of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Sets Up Showdown With House Over Taxes, Medicaid And SALT Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled the final and most contentious component of President Trump’s sweeping legislative…

Austria has reportedly backed a proposal previously put forward by Hungary and Slovakia The EU should keep the option of resuming Russian gas imports on the table once a peace deal between…

Netanyahu has vowed to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities as experts warn of a broader western agenda  In his first public address since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

A recent New York Times article accused the billionaire of using a “cocktail of substances,” including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine Elon Musk has shared a laboratory drug test showing a negative…

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has sounded the alarm over “galloping escalation” Israel has so far shown no interest in peacefully settling the conflict it initiated with Iran, despite Russia’s offer to mediate a…

Prominent conservative figures are calling on Donald Trump to stay out of the Israel-Iran war, but is it the rebellion it seems to be? Steve Bannon – the smart, stubborn, and irrepressible…

Air India, Lufthansa and British Airways have cited technical issues for the diversions Four Boeing 787 Dreamliners on international flights to India have been forced to turn back due to technical issues…

Only Bitcoin & Gold Can Stop Governments From Destroying The Currency Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Allow me to remind you of a few uncomfortable truths. Government spending is out of control in…

Green Energy Stocks Puke As Senate Bill Targets Early End To Tax Credits Solar and renewable energy stocks crashed in premarket trading after Senate Republicans unveiled a draft of a bill that would end…

Togo’s media regulator has accused France 24 and RFI of undermining national stability through inaccurate coverage Togo has suspended French state-funded broadcasters France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI) for three months,…

These Are America’s Cheapest New Cars Finding a new car for under $20,000 is becoming increasingly difficult, with only 3 models below the threshold The average price of a new car in…

EU Aims To Cut All Russian Gas Imports By 2027 Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, As the European Union seeks to end its dependency on Russian energy, the European Commission is…

The developer of ChatGPT has signed on to “prototype frontier AI capabilities” for the US Defense Department OpenAI, the developer of the ChatGPT language model, has received a $200 million contract from…

The White House said the US president had to leave the G7 summit due to the ongoing Israel-Iran stand-off US President Donald Trump has left the G7 summit in Canada early, despite…

The airline has canceled flights to Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, and Erbil in the face of regional conflict EgyptAir has suspended operations to several key regional destinations in response to the deteriorating security…

Iran was “very close” to obtaining a nuclear weapon, US President Donald Trump has said US President Donald Trump has said he believes that Iran was “very close” to obtaining a nuclear…

BritCard: Inside Labour’s “Progressive” Digital ID Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, A new report from a British government think tank offers some clear insights into the Starmer administration’s plan to introduce…